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Anthony Hopkins Wins 2021 Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role in The Father

Anthony Hopkins Wins 2021 Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role in The Father

Anthony Hopkins is the Oscars 2021 winner for Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Anthony in THE FATHER! Congratulations to Anthony Hopkins on his Oscar win. The Academy accepted the award on Hopkins' behalf. This is his sixth Oscar nomination and second win. He previously won the award for his leading role in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991). Other Oscars 2021 nominees for Actor in a Leading Role included Riz Ahmed, Chadwick Boseman, Gary Oldman and Steven Yeun. You can see complete coverage of Oscars 2021 winners on the Oscar Winners page and the full list of 93rd Academy Awards winners here on Oscar.com. Watch the award ceremony below!


Anthony Hopkins is awarded the Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role at Oscars 2021.


Film Synopsis

Anthony is 80, living defiantly alone and rejecting the home healthcare aides that his daughter, Anne, introduces. Yet help is a necessity as she can't make daily visits anymore and Anthony begins to doubt his family, his surroundings and his grip on reality.


The 93rd Oscars, produced by Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh, were held on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 8e|5p, and televised live on ABC and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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